The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-08
THE COWBOYS LIFE.


j see great utsti Wtitltu duout tduCu
life in Texas. Some of it is true. but
the bulk of the alleged facts published
exist only in the mind of some gifted
reporter. with vivid imagination. So
/ thought that letter from q genuine
cowboy, one who rides the prairie for
living from one end of the year to the
other. through the cold winter and hot
summer alike, would be Of interest
particularly SO as being from ono who
has ridden over nearly all the State OF
Texas and part OF Mexico on the back
of COW pony. In the first place the
life is hard one; none but men OF
faultless constitution can stand it. In
valids and those seeking recreation can
doubtless be benefited in health hv
trip across the prairie on a COW drive,
if they go for that purpose and do not
engage as hand; but if they ride the
bucking pony and lasso the wild bull.
sleep in the open air regardless OF
weather and eat bacon and bread, with
black coffee to season it, they will not
be benefited much. So you may inform
all the young men in your neighbour
hood DESTROYS Of trying ranch life not
to come out here unless they are made
of wrought iron considerably ham,
mered.
OF course you would like to hear OF
the society on wild Texas COW ranch.
where six-shooters are served for break
| fast, bowie knives for dinner and blood
and thunder for supper! Well. it is
simply intelligent and refined. Mo-
where can You go to regular COW
ranch in the State Of Texa. and not be
Hospitality received and intelligently en-
tertained. The bestis set before you and
no monetary consideration is thought
of. As to the habits Of the boys while
on roundup" why of course the
wild, rugged and profitable business
makes bold, outspoken and liberal
mon. They are as class clanish, like
soldiers; their business makes them so,
And, by the way, they are very much
like the soldier As rule they are
fearless. Constant outdoor exercise,
and working with wild and dangerous
animals. inures them to danger and
bodily pain. So you may say that they
are as class equal to any in Texas.
Being Of this bold, outspoken nature,
they generally make Rome howl!'
while 'doing up" place. The refined
woman is to them an angel. OF all
| that has been written about them, did
you ever hear Of one mistreating a
ladyp l once knew crowd of cow
boys to follow an emigrant family on
the Pecos river seventy-five miles, as a
protective guard. The sweet influence
of lady is like the dew of heaven
upon their rough, honest natures.
As to the profits of the business, they
are large, otherwise no one would fol-
low it. You never hear of ''strikers"
among the cowboys; they are all we'll
pleased. And yet there is no business
where a strike would be so successful.
Sometimes one ranchman owns two or
three counties-1, 900. 900 or l, 800, 900
acres-and employs from fifty to one
hundred hands, yet never word is
heard about small pay or of disrespect
to the "boss." They hold his interest
as their own, and the business is car.
ried on more like self-protective CO.
operative colony than any thing else.
Yet there is ''boss" to whom all look
for instruction. He is also judge and
jury of the realm.
write this to correct many false re-
ports concerning ranch and ranch life
that every now and then appear in the
papers. We are not, nor are we con
sidered by Texans to be, lot of cut
throats. Detroit Free Press.